surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
a few years ago; some years back
war; fighting; fierce competition
granted that; even if; even though
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
nape (of the neck); nucha
tips of one's hair; hair ends
rustling; refreshing; clearly
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
coexistence; living together
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)